Hi Jerry
> I came across a Notebook, from a Mathematica textbook, that I really
> like...it has a nice background color, etc. which makes it easier to see
> what I'm doing....however...when you have multiple lines of code in an
> Input cell , e.g. 2, the first output Cell is contiguous with the Input
> cell....however, the next Output cell is about an 1/8 th of an inch
> below the previous Output cell...also between them is the Notebook's
> Background color...I dont like this....is there a way to either (or
> both)
>
> (1) change the spacing between the Output cells or make them
> contiguous....
>
> (2) change the background color between the Output cells only...to ,
> say, white...
>
1. you can alter this with CellMargins. You can set this to 0, a
number or have control over left, right, top & bottom spacing if you want.
2. Cell backgrounds are changed using the Background option. To
change the background between cells, you'll need to change this option
in the Notebook style.
I'd suggest starting with (eg.) NaturalColor.nb, and modifying styles
based on these. Remeber that you should save the notebook in the proper
place.
YMMV,
Dave.